Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 11, 2023, shows Yabakei Bridge, an eight-arch stone bridge constructed in the 1920s in Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with half of its stone railings washed away in the heavy rain the day before. The bridge has been designated an Important Cultural Property.

Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 11, 2023, shows Yabakei Bridge, an eight-arch stone bridge constructed in the 1920s in Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with half of its stone railings washed away in the heavy rain the day before. The bridge has been designated an Important Cultural Property.

Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 11, 2023, shows Yabakei Bridge, an eight-arch stone bridge constructed in the 1920s in Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with half of its stone railings washed away in the heavy rain the day before. The bridge has been designated an Important Cultural Property.

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows the site of a landslide that occurred in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses collapsed after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses were buried after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows the site of a landslide that occurred in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses collapsed after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018, shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in the Yabakei area of Nakatsu in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018, shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in the Yabakei area of Nakatsu in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018, shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in the Yabakei area of Nakatsu in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018, shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in the Yabakei area of Nakatsu in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018, shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in the Yabakei area of Nakatsu in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018, shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in the Yabakei area of Nakatsu in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018, shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in the Yabakei area of Nakatsu in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018, shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in the Yabakei area of Nakatsu in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018, shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in the Yabakei area of Nakatsu in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Self-Defense Force vehicles drive through Nakatsu city, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as they head to the site of a landslide that occurred in the city's Yabakei town earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows the site of a landslide that occurred in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses collapsed after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows the site of a landslide that occurred in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses collapsed after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses were buried after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses were buried after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows the site of a landslide that occurred in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses collapsed after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landslide in Japan

Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses were buried after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo